2016/09/15

中秋節的由來與傳説

中秋節的由來與傳説




中秋節的由來
    中秋節有悠久的歷史,古代帝王有春天祭日,秋天祭月的禮制,早在《周禮》一書中,已有“中秋”一詞的記載。


   後來貴族和文人學士也仿傚起來,在中秋時節,對著天上又亮又圓一輪皓月,觀賞祭拜,寄託情懷,這種習俗就這樣傳到民間,形成一個傳統的活動,一直到了唐代,這種祭月的風俗更為人們重視,中秋節才成為固定的節日,《唐書太宗記》記載有“八月十五中秋節”,這個節日盛行于宋朝,至明清時,已與元旦齊名,成為我國的主要節日之一。 

中秋節的民間傳説
中秋節的傳説是非常豐富的,嫦娥奔月,吳剛伐桂,玉兔搗藥之類的神話故事流傳甚廣。





  中秋傳説之一 —— 嫦娥奔月

  相傳,遠古時候天上有十日同時出現,曬得莊稼枯死,民不聊生,一個名叫后羿的英雄,力大無窮,他同情受苦的百姓,登上崑崙山頂,運足神力,拉開神弓,一氣射下九個多太陽,並嚴令最後一個太陽按時起落,為民造福。

  后羿因此受到百姓的尊敬和愛戴,后羿娶了個美麗善良的妻子,名叫嫦娥。后羿除傳藝狩獵外,終日和妻子在一起,人們都羨慕這對郎才女貌的恩愛夫妻。

  不少志士慕名前來投師學藝,心術不正的蓬蒙也混了進來。
  一天,后羿到崑崙山訪友求道,巧遇由此經過的王母娘娘,便向王母求得一包不死藥。據説,服下此藥,能即刻升天成仙。然而,后羿捨不得撇下妻子,只好暫時把不死藥交給嫦娥珍藏。嫦娥將藥藏進梳妝檯的百寶匣裏,不料被小人蓬蒙看見了,他想偷吃不死藥自己成仙。
  三天后,后羿率眾徒外出狩獵,心懷鬼胎的蓬蒙假裝生病,留了下來。待后羿率眾人走後不久,蓬蒙手持寶劍闖入內宅後院,威逼嫦娥交出不死藥。嫦娥知道自己不是蓬蒙的對手,危急之時她當機立斷,轉身打開百寶匣,拿出不死藥一口吞了下去。嫦娥吞下藥,身子立時飄離地面、衝出窗口,向天上飛去。由於嫦娥牽掛著丈夫,便飛落到離人間最近的月亮上成了仙。

  傍晚,后羿回到家,侍女們哭訴了白天發生的事。后羿既驚又怒,抽劍去殺惡徒,蓬蒙早逃走了,后羿氣得捶胸頓足,悲痛欲絕,仰望著夜空呼喚愛妻的名字,這時他驚奇地發現,今天的月亮格外皎潔明亮,而且有個晃動的身影酷似嫦娥。他拼命朝月亮追去,可是他追三步,月亮退三步,他退三步,月亮進三步,無論怎樣也追不到跟前。
  后羿無可奈何,又思念妻子,只好派人到嫦娥喜愛的後花園裏,擺上香案,放上她平時最愛吃的蜜食鮮果,遙祭在月宮裏眷戀著自己的嫦娥。百姓們聞知嫦娥奔月成仙的消息後,紛紛在月下襬設香案,向善良的嫦娥祈求吉祥平安。
  從此,中秋節拜月的風俗在民間傳開了。

  中秋傳説之二 —— 吳剛折桂

  關於中秋節還有一個傳説:相傳月亮上的廣寒宮前的桂樹生長繁茂,有五百多丈高,下邊有一個人常在砍伐它,但是每次砍下去之後,被砍的地方又立即合攏了。幾千年來,就這樣隨砍隨合,這棵桂樹永遠也不能被砍光。據説這個砍樹的人名叫吳剛,是漢朝西河人,曾跟隨仙人修道,到了天界,但是他犯了錯誤,仙人就把他貶謫到月宮,日日做這種徒勞無功的苦差使,以示懲處。李白詩中有“欲斫月中桂,持為寒者薪”的記載。

  中秋傳説之三 —— 朱元璋與月餅起義

  中秋節吃月餅相傳始於元代。當時,中原廣大人民不堪忍受元朝統治階級的殘酷統治,紛紛起義抗元。朱元璋聯合各路反抗力量準備起義。但朝庭官兵搜查的十分嚴密,傳遞消息十分困難。軍師劉伯溫便想出一計策,命令屬下把藏有“八月十五夜起義”的紙條藏入餅子裏面,再派人分頭傳送到各地起義軍中,通知他們在八月十五日晚上起義響應。到了起義的那天,各路義軍一齊響應,起義軍如星火燎原。

  很快,徐達就攻下元大都,起義成功了。消息傳來,朱元璋高興得連忙傳下口諭,在即將來臨的中秋節,讓全體將士與民同樂,並將當年起兵時以秘密傳遞資訊的“月餅”,作為節令糕點賞賜群臣。此後,“月餅”製作越發精細,品種更多,大者如圓盤,成為饋贈的佳品。以後中秋節吃月餅的習俗便在民間流傳開來。
                 
(Source: http://big5.china.com.cn/ch-jieri/zhongqiu/2.htm)
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2016/08/15

母親生日快樂2016

母親生日快樂


時光飛逝, 轉眼又一年.  
又到每年都很期待的日子, 
可以一家人到沙田吃乳鴿.




今年是爸媽金婚紀念,
在綱誌紀錄母親生辰已也剛好踏進第十年,
也代表爸爸到沙田為母親慶生已有五十多年之久!




從拍拖到結婚到兒孫滿堂,
每年一家到沙田吃乳鴿, 
幸福就這樣點滴留存!

祝母親身體健康, 心想事成!

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2016/08/01

同行二十四載

同行二十四載





不經不覺已為人妻二十四載, 有歡笑聲,有吵鬧聲,有悅耳的琴聲,更有高頻的歌聲。。。慶幸互相聲惺相惜,欣然地享受珍惜二人生活的樂趣。  

曾經在面書看過對愛情這樣的描述 ... ... 

愛情,
就像三國,
合久必分,分久必合;


愛情,
也像西游,
九九八十一難,方才取得真愛;

愛情,
更像紅樓,
總有一群人把它奉為圭臬,耗費畢生研究它;


愛情,
最像的還是水滸,
管你有多轟轟烈烈,最終都得被生活招安。


然而叮叮獨愛"平凡就好" ... ...

... ... 因為喜歡捉精靈, 與我努力遊走不同公園, 
還讓我擁有現實世界的比卡超(毛公仔);

... ... 因為喜歡吃三文魚頭, 
為我努力嘗試煎三文魚;


... ... 因為喜歡看劇, 為我在跑步機前安裝電視機, 
讓我有機會多點運動;

有您相伴, 手牽手, 漫步人生路上感動每一天 !









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2016/07/17

25個自學網站

25個自學網站

若你喜歡學習新事物,謝謝互聯網的資訊, 現在已不用繳付高昂的學費,已經可以享有高質素的免費網上課程。以下介紹25個網站,無論你對任何知識有興趣,相信總有適合你的課程或資料。  讓叮叮在追趕劇集和面書之餘,增添少許書卷味。



(Copy source: 
25 websites that can upgrade your life
http://www.lifehack.org/318009/25-websites-other-than-social-media-upgrade-your-life?ref=fbp&n=5)

1. Coursera https://www.coursera.org/

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Coursera offers MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) on wide range of subjects from hundreds of institutions and renowned professors. You can teach yourself anything from history to programming and learn with a large online community. You can receive a world class education right from your home for free and develop a solid background in a subject area of your interest.

2. edX   https://www.edx.org/

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edX is another MOOC platform where you can take online courses from the finest universities in the world. It was initiated as a joint venture by MIT and Harvard University. It also offers hundreds of courses in different subject areas, similar to Coursera.

3. Khan Academy  https://www.khanacademy.org/

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At Khan Academy, you can access a wide-ranging library of interactive content on almost every subject out there. You don’t only learn those subjects through wonderful videos, but you also have chance to practice on the subject regularly and keep track of your learning. It’s a great platform to both learn new things and expand on earlier knowledge.

4. Udemy  https://www.udemy.com/

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Udemy is also a MOOC provider, but unlike academic MOOC providers like Coursera and edX, it focuses on providing real-world skills online. It offers courses on topics from building an ecommerce site and playing guitar to photography. It’s actually a marketplace for online learning, where experts on different subjects offer you lessons, either for free or at a certain price.

5. Quora  https://www.quora.com/

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You can learn almost anything on Quora from experts and recognized people, as well as not-so-famous people. This is a question-answer platform where users ask and answer questions. But, unlike other similar sites, the user profiles are authentic and questions and answers are managed according to their uniqueness and relevance.

6. Stack Overflow  http://stackoverflow.com/

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Stack Overflow is probably the single most important site for a programmer. If you’re a programmer, or want to learn programming, this site should easily be your best friend. At this question-answer site for programmers, you can ask questions about your computing difficulties and learn from other people’s answers.

7. Codeacademy  https://www.codecademy.com/

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At Codeacademy, you can learn programming languages like HTML, CSS, PHP, and Python in a very easy and interactive way. It makes programming a fun activity and is very handy for beginners starting at programming. However, the depth it covers is very shallow and this site is helpful only for introductory knowledge of the subject.

8. Tutorialspoint  http://www.tutorialspoint.com/

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Tutorialspoint is another programming and computer science related site on this list, which helps you master different computer-related topics. It provides in-depth knowledge, unlike Codecademy. You can grow on the basic foundation provided by Codeacademy and achieve mastery on anything from Big Data to App Development at Tutorialspoint.

9. eHow  http://www.ehow.com/

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eHow teaches you wide array of skills on different topics step-by-step. The content is created by its team of writers, called experts, who create how-to guides on topics from personal hygiene to food recipes. You can learn anything from making a Raspberry Pi Alarm clock to making a scarecrow for your garden.

10. Wikihow  http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page

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WikiHow is another how-to site teaching us how to do things in an organized manner, but it has been modeled as a Wiki. At eHow, the staff themselves are paid to create the guides, but at Wikihow, everyone can edit, modify, and delete content. So, it’s not just about learning — you can also teach others the valuable skills you possess.

11. HowStuffWorks  http://www.howstuffworks.com/

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HowStuffWorks is another wonderful website to broaden your horizons, providing you with very unique and interesting information on a wide range of topics. It contains articles focusing on issues which haven’t been explored much previously. If you want to move an inch closer to the truth, this is surely the website you should visit often.

12. TED  http://www.ted.com/

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According to TED, its mission is to spread ideas that are worth spreading. It features talks on variety of topics by experts in their fields who share their ideas, visions, and experiences through video talks. These talks are great way to introduce yourself very quickly and effortlessly to new concepts and develop new insights and perspectives.

13. Lumosity   http://www.lumosity.com/

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Lumosity is a great website to improve your mental faculties like memory, attention, and analytical skills. You can train your brain with fun games, and it also offers you personalized training programs to restructure the training as per your needs and keep track of the progress. Its objective is to make you clever, and it’s quite addictive as well.

14. Duolingo  https://www.duolingo.com/

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Duolingo is an award-winning platform that helps you learn and master new languages with minimal effort. It provides you advanced skills in several popular languages, such as Spanish, English, German, and French. It makes language learning a very easy and fun process and it’s completely free as well.

15. Instructables  http://www.instructables.com/

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Instructables is another wonderful site you should definitely choose over social media, which teaches you to create things. It offers you fun videos and instructions to build just about everything that you can imagine, from a cardboard batman cowl to water balloon mortar. You can also share whatyou can make with other people.

16. Digital Photography School   

http://digital-photography-school.com/


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Digital Photography School is probably the most important photography blog out there, which offers plenty of tutorials to improve your photography skills. It doesn’t matter if you’ve years of experience under your belt or you’re just starting out, this site will surely help you grow as a photographer. It also provides you the opportunity to connect with a community of fellow photographers.

17. All Recipes  http://allrecipes.com/

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At All Recipes, you can find recipes for almost all kind of dishes. You can even enter ingredients and find possible dishes you can cook with your available list of ingredients. There are very easy and quick-to-cook recipes as well, so you can satisfy your palate in a short time and without much hastle. This one is definitely the site to help you embark on a cooking adventure.

18. Spreeder  http://www.spreeder.com/

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Reading quickly is an ability desired by many of us but also one which very few of us possess. Spreeder is there to help us achieve exactly that. It is an online speed-reading software that aims to help us improve our reading speed, and comprehension capabilities as well, and is completely free.

19. Project Gutenberg   http://www.gutenberg.org/

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Project Gutenberg offers you more than 50,000 eBooks, all for free. You can download these books in ePUB, Kindle, or PDF formats, or you can even read them online. This site is completely legal as well, since the books available are ones with copyrights that have expired or that have been made free for non-commercial use by the publishers.

20. Investopedia  http://www.investopedia.com/

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Investopedia is your ultimate finance guru that teaches you everything you need to know about financial trends and also helps you to keep your own personal finance in their best shape. With this site, you can teach yourself about investments, share markets, liquidity, accounts, and much more. There are abundant tutorials and videos to help you with that as well.

21. Curious  https://www.curious.com/

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Curious provides you with more than 17,000 lessons in almost any topic. As the site states, its mission is to help you learn something new every day and you can start it for free, but you have to pay certain amount to get unauthorized access.  You can learn from the world’s best teachers in topics spanning across humanities, STEM, music, relationships, and more.

22. Memrise  https://www.memrise.com/

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Memrise helps you learn new things in small chunks. It offers small-sized learning packages in a wide range of topics, from language learning, arts and literature, history, and geography to math and science. The lessons are additive in nature, meaning you learn small packages at a time and build upon earlier packages to learn advanced skills.

23. Zen Habits  http://zenhabits.net/

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Zen Habits is one of the best motivational blogs on the web, which aims to help you find simplicity amidst the chaos of your daily life. It helps you get rid of the mess and focus on the things that are important and that matter the most to you. The site’s design also embodies its principle, as it’s minimalistic and publishes only the best and most meaningful articles.

24. Brain Pickings  https://www.brainpickings.org/

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Brain Pickings is not just another productivity blog in the crowd out there, it’s one of the most soulful and inspiring blogs on the web. It features thoughtful and analytical articles on topics related to literature, spirituality, creativity, and personal growth. Its focus is on things that truly help us grow and things that really matter, and the blog’s not very hard to keep up with either, as it posts few but powerful articles.

25. Psychology Today  https://www.psychologytoday.com/

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Psychology Today teaches you about various facets of human psychology, helping you to understand the ways in which people behave. Its rich pool of articles help you fathom different aspects of human life, such as relationships, neuroscience, addiction, motivation, amongst others. You can benefit by applying these principles to the betterment of your life.
Set a goal for yourself
"Life is hard at times. But when I overcome more challenges, I become much stronger then. So I’m going to embrace them."
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